Anatomical Pathology Interesting Case Conference

Date of Presentation:1/6/16

Attending pathologist: Lynn Schoenfield, M.D.

Presented by: Lynn Schoenfield, M.D.

Prepared by: Keluo Yao, M.D.

Organ:Nasopharynx

HISTORY:

A middle aged African American male presented with lateral neck swelling for a few weeks. Imaging showed a mass within the nasopharynx with extension into the oropharynx and parapharyngeal space and enlarged lymph nodes.

Microscopic image possibly detecting cancerous areas in human tissue
Microscopic image possibly detecting cancerous areas in human tissue
Microscopic image possibly detecting cancerous areas in human tissue
Microscopic image possibly detecting cancerous areas in human tissue
Microscopic image possibly detecting cancerous areas in human tissue

What is this entity?

  1. Lymphoepithelial cyst
  2. Lymphoma
  3. Keratinizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma
  4. Nonkeratinizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma, undifferentiated
Nonkeratinizing nasopharyngeal carcinoma, undifferentiated

CASE SUMMARY